Statistical Office: Romania Retail Sales Up 1.6% YoY In January-September 2025
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Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 1.6% in unadjusted data and by 2.2% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in January - September 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, per data from the country’s statistical office INS.
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Fitch Ratings: Upward Revision To Romania’s 2025 Budget Deficit Highlights Challenge Of Stopping Severe Deterioration In Public Finances 10.10.2025
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ICI Bucharest And Politehnica Bucharest To Build Romania’s First AI Factory 10.10.2025
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Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 4.9% YoY To EUR21.94B In January- August 2025 10.10.2025
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.